Display rack



June 23, 1925.

l.. vfHlAT-r DISPLAY RACK Fired June 13.' 1922 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Jlime 23, 1925.

1 v. HIATT DISPLAY RACK l Filed June 1s, l19:22

2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented June 23, 19125.

eA OFFICE,

4ILEROY v. H iAT'r; or DOUGLAS, ARIZONA.

Y DISPLAY RACK.

, Application filed Iune'IB, 1922. SerialNo. 567,992.

To all whom/fit may concern:

Be .itv known thatI, LEROY Vf HIATT, a Acitizenfof thefUnited States, vresiding at Douglas,-in the county of Cochise and State offArizona, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Display Racks, of'

which the following is a specification. Y

This invention relates to racks `forstoring yand displaying various commodities` and has as its general object to'provide an improved rackespecially adaptedfor the storage andfdisplay of household'articles, such asy brooms, mops, brushes, and the containers Y2for various preparationsfsuch as floor oils,

' I bolted, as at 9, to the connecting portions 2v and the like.;

rAnother object ofthe invention is to so construct .the rack that within a minimum space it will'be adapted to support a maxi# "--mum number of articles which while comswivel-ing movement so. that the lrack 'may' pactlyr associated, may be readily-removed from the rack whenioccasion requires.

Another object ofthe invention' is to pro-A vide a rack 'for the purpose stated which will "lll be linexpensive to manufacture, of a substantial construction, and capable .of being shipped in knocked down form' and set up by the purchaser without the exercise cf any particular skill.

In the accompanying drawings:

Aliigiue 1 is a front elevation of the rack embodying the invention; A f

Figp is an end elevation of the rack;

Fim 3' is a fraofmentar i ers ectiveview of one lower corner of the rack,A

Figa-'4 :is a plan view of one upper corner of the rack; z v

Fig. 5 Vis a similar'view of the otherupper corner of thefrack; 1

.'Fig. l6 is a stantially 4on the line 6-6 oFig. 1 looking in the direction indica-ted'by the arrows.

-Generally speaking :the rack embodying the inventioncomprises an vupright frame provided with means for supporting thereon various kinds of commodities and this-frame is supported in suclr upright position upon base members which are indicated in gen# eral by the numeral 1 land each of wbichis preferably formed from aY single length of bar metal and comprises an intermediate portion 2 and downwardly diverging legs 3 provided at their lower or outer ends vwith supporting'V rollers 4 preferably arrangedVv for transverse sectional View suby be moved about over the floor surtacevin any desired direction. yThe base membersl are connected by spaced parallel longitudinally extending bars 5 bolted to the Vconnectingportions 2 of the. two base Y members and located near the 'ends of said portions or, in other words, near the points where .the legsi join the.connectingportions.

AThe frame of the rac-kis indicated ing their lower ends turnedat right angles to provide attaching portions 8 whiehare of the :respective base members'l substantiallyat points midway between the ends of said portions. ,The side members 7 prefferably upstand in parallel relation to eachv as at 12, v to provide attaching portions l. which are bolted as at 13 preferably to the, inner' sides of the vupper ends of the sidel members 7.` By twistingtheends of they cross bar '10,I tlie'bar for the greater portion of its length. is disposed in upright-position in a vertical plane as shown clearly inlig.` 1, and is adapted for'thesupport of certain devices which will presently be referred to.

The cross bar 10 relativelybraces the iup-y per ends of the side. members 7 of the rackl frame and preferably these members are further braced by brace rods 14 disposed in. crossed relation and bolted at their ends, as at 15, to the inner sides of the said sider members 7 and at their point of intersection 1 relatively connected by a bol-t 16..

VIn order to brace the upright sidey members 7 against displacementy in a 4forwardV or rearward direction, inverted-V-shaped bracev members 17 are preferably provided at each end of the frame and vhave thelower ends of their diverging legs bolted or other-A wisel secured-as at :18 to the ends of the connecting portion 210i V'the respective base members 1, theleg-s yof vthe members 17 at their juncture being bolted Las at 19 tothe respective side members 7. Y. c l

As previously stated the cross-bar jldfis in gen-, eral by the lnumeral and is ofgeneral rectangular form 'and comprises verticalside members 7 preferably of bar 'metal hav-V adapted for the support of suspension devices and these devices are in turn adapted to support commodities such as brooms and brushes. Preferably the broom supporting devices-are in the nature of arms which are arranged in pairs at opposite sides of the cross bar and are indicated by the numeral 20. These arms are provided at their inner ends with attaching ears 21, and as the corresponding arms of the pairs at opposite sides of the cross bar are correspondingly. located, bolts 22 may be passed through said cross bar and each of them through two of the attaching ears 21, each bolt therefore constituting a means for securing to the cross bar 10 two of the said arms and in such manner that the arms will extend in opposite directions from the plane of the cross bar. The arms 20 are preferably inclined slightly in an upward direction toward their outer ends and their outer end portions are preferably turned upwardly at a more acute angle as indicated by the numeral 23. Each pair of arms 20 constitutes a means for supporting a number of brooms, the sticks of which are disposed in depending position between the arms with the shoulders of the broom heads resting upon the upper sides of the arms. Of course, any desired number of pairs of the arms may be provided upon the cross bar and the arms may be of greater or less length so as to support a greater or less number of brooms.

In order that brushes or other small articles may be suspended from the cross bar 10, suspension devices such as shown in Fig. 6 are provided and these devices are indicated by the'numeral 24 and each is preferably formed from a length of rod material bent upon itself intermediate of its ends to provide an inverted substantially U-shaped bail portion 25 adapted to be fitted friction- 'l ally over the upper edge of the cross bar 10 and thus held firmly in position. Arms 26 extend preferably in a slightly upwardly inclined direction from the lower ends of the bail 25 and outwardly in opposite directions from the plane of the bar 10, and like the arms v20 preferably have their outer end portions turned upwardly at a more acute angle, as at'27, so as to insure against accidentaldisengagement of the supported articles from said arm. It will be evident by reference to Fig. 1 that brushes or small hand brooms may be suspended from the arms 26, and preferably the devices 24 are arranged between adjacent pairs of the broom supporting arms 2() so that the spacer between the handles of brooms supported by said arms 20 may be utilized to accommodate the articles suspended from the arms 26, although the said arms 20 maybe positioned so close in their paired relation that the heads of the brooms supported thereby will be substantially in contact. In this manner provision is made for the support longitudinal members of the frame.

of relatively large or bulky articles and smaller articles in the most compact association-Y and yet without interfering in any way with the selective removal of any article from the supporting devices.

In order that a number of mops may be supportedby the rack, an open frame 28 is bolted or otherwise secured as at 29 to the outer side of one of the side members 7 near the upper end thereof, and the form of this frame is shown clearly in Fig. 5 of the drawings. The frame is adapted to have the handles 0f the mops to be supported thereby inserted downwardly through it so that the heads or clamps of the mops will rest upon the upper sides of the side or Similarly means is provided at the opposite side of the rack for supporting a number of mop sticks and for this purpose preferably circular rings 29 are secured to the outer Aside of the respective side member 7 as, efor eX- ample, by the same bolts 15 which'secure the ends of the brace membersl; VThe mop sticks may be inserted through 'these rings and they may be supported to restat their lower ends upon a supporting rest plate 30 disposed at one side upon the upper side of the connecting portion 2 of the respective base member l, the plate projecting laterally beyond the said base member and beneath the lower ring29.

The rack is preferably provided-with a shelf indicated by the numeral 31 and upon which maybe supported various articles, such for example as cans or similar containers for floor polishes, oilsand the like. This shelfA comprises a preferably metal plate 32 disposed to rest upon Vthe upper sides of the bars 5 and having its'corners cut away as at 33 to accommodate the attached lower ends of the legs of the braces 17, the end edges 0f the plate being cut away at intermediate points as at 34 to lit the lower ends of the respective uprights7. The end edge portions of the plate are thus disposed to extend above the connecting portions 2 of the respective base members 1, and the same bolts which secure the endsof the bar 5 may serve also to secure the saidy ends of the plate 32. Likewise bolts -35 may be secured through the said end portions of the plate 32 and also through the portion of the plate 30 which is disposed upon the in` termediate kportion `of ther respective base member 1.

In order to prevent the brooms lsupported by the members 20 swinging back and forth when the rack is moved about from placeto place, a cross bar 36 is mounted to extend transversely between the lower portions of the uprights Tand supports pairs of guard members A37- which correspond inform to the members 20 previously described, the --en'ds of the broom handles being disposed between the members 37 of the respective pairs when the brooms are disposed upon the members 20, for the purpose stated.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

l. In a structure of the class described, a supporting frame structure including a cross bar vertically disposed, and an `article supporting member comprising an intermediate bail portion frictionally litted over` the said cross bar and having supporting arms eX-. tending laterally and upwardly in opposite directions therefrom.

2. A display rack comprising a base, uprights secured rigidly to and rising from the ends of the base, braces secured rigidly to and extending between the uprights, cross bars secured at their ends to the uprights,

one of said bars being located at the upperends of the uprights and another of said bars being located near the lower ends of the uprights and secured thereto by the same elements which secure the braces thereto, and laterally projecting arms secured rigidly on said cross bars, said arms being arranged in pairs and vertically alined where- `by to hold suspended articles against swinging.

3. A display rack comprising a base, uprights at theJ ends of the base, a cross bar connecting the upper ends of the uprights and disposed on edge between the uprights1 and article-supporting arms having central bail portions to engage frictionally over the cross bar, the arms extending laterally from the sides of the bail portions and having their end portions inclined upwardly.

In testimony whereof I aiiix my signature.

yLEROY V. HIATT. [1.. s] 

